Laman Library: Women in baseball - Arkansas Times


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Laman Library: Women in baseball
Arkansas Times
... who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game in 1931, and Sophie Kurys of the South Bend Blue Sox, who still holds the record for the most stolen bases in one season in any league (201 steals in 203 attempts in 1946).
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Ragersville native Lois Youngen to be on 'Antiques Roadshow' - New Philadelphia Times Reporter

Ragersville native Lois Youngen to be on 'Antiques Roadshow'
New Philadelphia Times Reporter
Youngen was just 17 when she made her debut with the Fort Wayne Daisies and later played for the South Bend Blue Sox and the Kenosha Comets, who were all once part of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She played for three seasons ...

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Whelan students hear from a baseball player in a league of her own - Valley Breeze


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Whelan students hear from a baseball player in a league of her own
Valley Breeze
The experience of farm chores benefited her when she finished her career playing with the South Bend, Indiana Blue Sox. She recalled winning a cow milking contest as a promotional event for the league. The movie "A League of Their Own" depicts the ...

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So Your Team Just Blew the Super Bowl ... - Grantland

So Your Team Just Blew the Super Bowl ...
Grantland
First, on Saturday, nationally ranked Alma Mater goes down to South Bend and gets shot out of the building by a freshman named Pat Connaughton, who played his high school ball about 15 minutes from this machine, and who was taught in high school by the ...

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Commentary: Talking Terriers, stripes and Merrill - USCHO

Commentary: Talking Terriers, stripes and Merrill
USCHO
After a sweep of Ohio State, the Wolverines invade South Bend, Ind., to play Notre Dame. The Wolverines are hot and Shawn Hunwick is making my argument that he is the best goalie in the NCAA start to stand up. After an average start behind what was an ...

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Owner: Astros not changing name - CBSSports.com (blog)

Owner: Astros not changing name
CBSSports.com (blog)
Don't bend over for Crud Selig any more. Here's a million dollar question for you. Though there seems to be some sympathy for Astros fans who now have a whole new league, let alone new competition, how would this have gone down if the Astros were ...

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Regnier delivers in the pool - Chicago Daily Herald

Regnier delivers in the pool
Chicago Daily Herald
The Bulls/Sox Academy will host its Elite Girls Basketball Travel Team tryouts on Sunday, Feb. 26, Wednesday, Feb. 29 and Sunday, March 4 at the Bulls/Sox Academy located at 6200 River Bend Drive in Lisle. Bulls Elite is a competitive girls' basketball ...

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